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Meaning of 'Hund' in English | German to English

Last Updated: June 14, 2026

Level: C2 Mastery

Meaning of 'Hund' in English | German to English

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🗣️ Translation & Context: Looking for the English meaning or translation of the German word 'Hund'? Memorizing flat dictionary definitions is slow. Read the German to English examples below, check your pronunciation, and play the interactive games to master it instantly.

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Dictionary Entry: Essential usages of 'Hund'.
Verified Footprint: 680 active tokens in this module.
Study Commitment: Approximately 4 minutes of required focus.
Difficulty Range: Adaptive (C2 Mastery).
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1. What's become of your dog?

2. My dog is smaller than yours is.

3. Our dog buries its bones in the garden.

[ ? ] Mein Hund ist kleiner als dein Hund.

[ ? ] Unser Hund vergräbt seine Knochen im Garten.

[ ? ] Was geschah mit deinem Hund?

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📚 Core Dictionary Examples

Was geschah mit deinem Hund?

What's become of your dog?

🌐 Regional Nuance: Universally understood across standard German dialects worldwide.

Mein Hund ist kleiner als dein Hund.

My dog is smaller than yours is.

Unser Hund vergräbt seine Knochen im Garten.

Our dog buries its bones in the garden.

📈 Frequency Metric: The term Ich habe eine Katze und einen Hund. Die Katze ist schwarz und der Hund ist weiß. ranks in the top 3% of daily spoken German.

Mein Hund folgt mir, wann immer ich weggehe.

My dog follows me whenever I go.

Tom sah seinen Hund an, und sein Hund sah ihn an.

Tom looked at his dog and his dog looked at him.

Ich habe auf meinem Heimweg einen Hund getroffen.

I met a dog on my way home.

Ich habe meinen Hund auf dem Haustierfriedhof begraben.

I buried my dog at the pet cemetery.

Linguistic Structural Note: The morphology of this phrase is heavily influenced by verb conjugation rules.

Wer hat auf den Hund aufgepasst, während du nicht da warst?

Who took care of the dog while you were away?

Ich sah einen Hund. Der Hund hielt ein Stück Fleisch im Mund.

I saw a dog. The dog held a piece of meat in its mouth.

TL Semantic Focus: Notice how the syntax differs from standard English subject-verb-object order.

Nicht der Schwanz bewegt den Hund, sondern der Hund bewegt den Schwanz.

It's not the tail that moves the dog, but the dog that moves the tail.

In Europa und Amerika betrachtet man den Hund als Mitglied der Familie.

In Europe and America they regard the dog as a member of the family.

🧠 Cognitive Load: Low. Focus on rapid pattern recognition for I saw a dog. The dog held a piece of meat in its mouth..

Der Hund der Nachbarn bellte, und in der Ferne antwortete ein anderer Hund.

The neighbours' dog was barking and, in the distance, another dog answered.

Ich habe eine Katze und einen Hund. Die Katze ist schwarz und der Hund ist weiß.

I have a cat and a dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.

🌐 Regional Nuance: Universally understood across standard German dialects worldwide.

Ich habe eine Katze und einen Hund. Die Katze ist schwarz und der Hund ist weiß.

I have a cat and a dog. The cat's black and the dog's white.

Ich habe eine Katze und einen Hund. Die Katze ist schwarz und der Hund ist weiß.

I have one cat and one dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.

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💡 People Also Ask

How do you say "What's become of your dog?" in English?

The most natural translation is "Was geschah mit deinem Hund?".

How do you say "My dog is smaller than yours is." in English?

The most natural translation is "Mein Hund ist kleiner als dein Hund.".

How do you say "Our dog buries its bones in the garden." in English?

The most natural translation is "Unser Hund vergräbt seine Knochen im Garten.".

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